It’s a history unlike any other — 33 years, more than 30 million records sold, a rollercoaster of ups and downs and a love of music that’s never faded.

INXS is undoubtedly one of the biggest bands to emerge from the land down under. The iconic rock group first stepped out in 1977 and quickly won accolades of both music critics and fans alike.

Before long, the band captured numerous Top 10 hits, had several Grammy nominations under its belt and was seemingly on top of the world.

Then in November of 1997, that all came to a crashing halt. The death of lead singer and songwriter Michael Hutchence left the band with an uncertain future — not sure where to turn, but nowhere near ready to throw in the towel.

In that time, the band went on quite the ride to find its next lead voice. Through

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“This weekend Plum Pálinka will play the lead role in the 6th Annual Pálinka Festival in Budapest. Visitors will have the chance to taste hundreds of different spirits; including the ‘Plum Pálinka of the Year’, while listening to live music in the amazing venue of the Buda castle. Worth noting is that all purchases will be handled with a PayPass card – more details below. Read on for details of special tastes on offer this year, along with a program of events, plus a video from a previous year of this annual event celebrating the powerful Hungarian spirit.

More than 25 exhibitors and distillers will be offering their goods at the festival. Th

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The 13-year-old son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver is hospitalized after a surfing accident on a beach in Malibu.

People.com reports Christopher was boogie boarding on Sunday, when something went wrong and he suffered a collapsed lung, broken bones and broken ribs. His mother was with him on the beach, People reported.

The teen has been in the ICU since Sunday. Both his parents, who are divorcing after a 25-year marriage, have visited him, according to People.com.

“As one of the largest and most flourishing cities of Hungary, a lot is expected from Szeged’s Wine Festival each year. Crowded squares and streets to be expected with happy people enjoying wine and food. V Full Post…

Yes, yes, I know. All that anyone really needs to know before buying a ticket to “Larry Crowne” is that it’s a Tom Hanks/Julia Roberts romantic comedy and that Hanks directed and co-wrote it.

But there’s a story to it, too. Honest. Like so: Larry works at U-Mart, a big-box retail emporium a la

Target or Walmart. He’s the perfect employee: He arrives before everyone else in the morning and picks up the trash in the parking lot. He straightens up the stock on the shelves without being asked.

He’s been employee of the month eight times, but he’s never received a promotion. Not once. They tell him

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What may be the most northerly printed book is going under the hammer today (July 21) at Lawrence’s Auctioneers in Somerset. Lot number 3170 features the Polar Almanac, printed on board the H.M.S. Enterprise while it was wintering in a remote Arctic bay, a scant 120 miles from the North Pole.  The ship was commanded by Admiral Collinson and was part of an extensive search effort to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin and his polar expedition.  Sir Franklin, commanding the H.M.S. Terror and the Erebus, had set sail in 1846 to traverse the last unexplored section of the Northwest Passage.   Full Post…